Campground · North Cascades National Park
A boat-in Lake Chelan camp with a 3.5-mile trail approach.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
North Cascades Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for North Cascades National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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The Garden: Stehekin's Farm Stand“The Garden in Stehekin is coming up, a small organic garden and farm stand. If it's open, stop for the vegetable rows and flower beds, then see what's been harvested.”
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Weaver Point is a 16-site backcountry campground on Lake Chelan, across from Stehekin Landing. It isn't a drive-up stop: arrive by boat from Stehekin Landing or hike the 3.5-mile Stehekin River Trail from mid-valley. No backcountry permit or reservation is required; sites are first come, first served. Motorboats using the dock need a federal dock permit from May 1 through October 31.
The 16 sites have picnic tables, and the Lake Chelan boat-in camps have vault toilets and bear-proof food lockers. Bring a way to treat water: draw from the lake and filter or boil it before drinking.
The dock is removed each fall and reinstalled early in summer after Lake Chelan reaches 1,096 feet. Below that level, boat access to the camps may not be possible. Check the current lake level and dock status before planning a boat trip; the 3.5-mile trail is the other way in.
Wildlife
101 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
70 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
20 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
77 sightingsSooty GrouseMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
23 sightingsWhite-tailed PtarmiganMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
75 sightingsWestern ToadMost seen around 8 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across North Cascades. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
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ChallengingDevore Creek Trail15 mi · 13 hr · 0.2 mi awayA steep backcountry route from Weaver Point into Ten Mile Basin.
ChallengingPurple Pass / Boulder Creek Loop22.4 mi · 18 hr · 1.1 mi awayA hard climb to Purple Pass, then a long Boulder Creek descent.
ModerateLakeshore Trail17.2 mi · 9 hr · 1.1 mi awayThe long Lake Chelan traverse ends at Prince Creek.ChallengingPurple Creek Trail16 mi · 12 hr · 1.1 mi awayA punishing climb to a tucked-away larch basin.
ChallengingBoulder Creek Trail11.2 mi · 10.5 hr · 1.4 mi awayAn 11-mile one-way climb from Stehekin into high country.
ChallengingRainbow Creek Trail9.7 mi · 9 hr · 1.4 mi awayA hard climb into open meadows above Lake Chelan
ModerateRainbow Loop Trail4.4 mi · 3.5 hr · 1.4 mi awayA 4.4-mile traverse for Lake Chelan and Stehekin Valley views.
EasyBuckner Orchard Walk0.6 mi · 1 hr · 2 mi awayA shady ditch-side path opens onto a working historic orchard.
Store · 0.5 mi awayThe GardenA garden and farm stand for seasonal produce and homemade goat cheese.
Food · 0.7 mi awayStehekin Pastry CompanyA proper pastry break, two miles up the Stehekin valley.
Campground · 0.9 mi awayPurple Point CampgroundSix walk-in tent sites, a short walk from Stehekin Landing.
Picnic area · 0.9 mi awayLakeview Point and Picnic AreaA picnic-table view into Stehekin’s glacier-carved valley.
Lodging · 1 mi awayNorth Cascades Lodge at StehekinA lakeside Stehekin base reached by ferry, boat, or a long hike.
Sight · 1 mi awayStehekin LandingThe ferry dock is the doorway to a roadless valley.
Visitor center · 1.1 mi awayGolden West Visitor CenterStehekin's visitor center sits inside a historic lodge.
Campground · 1.2 mi awayLakeview CampgroundA nine-site walk-in camp, five minutes from the landing.Parkwolf’s North Cascades ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
